Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Education Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Rick Scott stated on March 16, 2014 in a tweet: "Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten." Clay Pell stated on February 2, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The budget I managed at the Department of Education was more than $60 million." Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: "Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates." Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college. Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready." Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System." Charlie Crist stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities." Steve Leslie stated on October 29, 2013 in remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School: The University of Texas is starting "the first medical school at a major Tier One" university "in the last 50 years." John Barge stated on October 17, 2013 in a town hall meeting: "We have about six school districts that are in school 140 to 150 days this year." Sondy Pope stated on October 3, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." Charlie Crist stated on September 22, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed: "Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas." Brian Robinson stated on September 5, 2013 in a statement: "Governor Deal has increased education spending every year he’s been in office." Nan Rich stated on September 12, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly. Jim Francesconi stated on August 7, 2013 in a guest column: Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants. Paul Broun stated on July 19, 2013 in a press release: "While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that." George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math." DuBose Porter stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting: Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago. Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000." Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year." Will Weatherford stated on July 17, 2013 in a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett: New school testing standards "will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students." Gene Green stated on June 28, 2013 in a press release: Says student loan interest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1. Tim Ryan stated on June 11, 2013 in a House of Representatives floor speech: "If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class." John Lewis stated on May 17, 2013 in an op-ed: "Black children constitute 18 percent of the nation's public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled." Carlos Curbelo stated on May 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants. Peter Nightingale stated on May 8, 2013 in a web commentary: "The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S." Terry McAuliffe stated on May 6, 2013 in a website post.: "In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908." AFL-CIO of New Jersey stated on April 30, 2013 in a Facebook page post: "New Jersey's governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade." One New Jersey stated on May 3, 2013 in A radio ad: "Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires." Zell Miller stated on March 17, 2013 in an article: Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since.
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Rick Scott stated on March 16, 2014 in a tweet: "Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten." Clay Pell stated on February 2, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The budget I managed at the Department of Education was more than $60 million." Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: "Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates." Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college. Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready." Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System." Charlie Crist stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities." Steve Leslie stated on October 29, 2013 in remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School: The University of Texas is starting "the first medical school at a major Tier One" university "in the last 50 years." John Barge stated on October 17, 2013 in a town hall meeting: "We have about six school districts that are in school 140 to 150 days this year." Sondy Pope stated on October 3, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all." Charlie Crist stated on September 22, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed: "Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas." Brian Robinson stated on September 5, 2013 in a statement: "Governor Deal has increased education spending every year he’s been in office." Nan Rich stated on September 12, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly. Jim Francesconi stated on August 7, 2013 in a guest column: Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants. Paul Broun stated on July 19, 2013 in a press release: "While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that." George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math." DuBose Porter stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting: Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago. Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000." Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year." Will Weatherford stated on July 17, 2013 in a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett: New school testing standards "will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students." Gene Green stated on June 28, 2013 in a press release: Says student loan interest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1. Tim Ryan stated on June 11, 2013 in a House of Representatives floor speech: "If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class." John Lewis stated on May 17, 2013 in an op-ed: "Black children constitute 18 percent of the nation's public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled." Carlos Curbelo stated on May 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants. Peter Nightingale stated on May 8, 2013 in a web commentary: "The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S." Terry McAuliffe stated on May 6, 2013 in a website post.: "In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908." AFL-CIO of New Jersey stated on April 30, 2013 in a Facebook page post: "New Jersey's governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade." One New Jersey stated on May 3, 2013 in A radio ad: "Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires." Zell Miller stated on March 17, 2013 in an article: Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since.
Rick Scott stated on March 16, 2014 in a tweet: "Florida ranks first in the nation for access to free prekindergarten."
Clay Pell stated on February 2, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "The budget I managed at the Department of Education was more than $60 million."
Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: "Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."
Greg Abbott stated on December 12, 2013 in as quoted during a school visit: Says 85 percent of IDEA charter-school students come from low-income families and about 99 percent of its graduates go to college.
Chris Christie stated on January 14, 2014 in his “State of the State” address: "In the entire public school system in Camden last year, only three students graduated college ready."
Scott Walker stated on January 22, 2014 in a speech: "After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System."
Charlie Crist stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities."
Steve Leslie stated on October 29, 2013 in remarks at an Austin town hall about the Dell Medical School: The University of Texas is starting "the first medical school at a major Tier One" university "in the last 50 years."
John Barge stated on October 17, 2013 in a town hall meeting: "We have about six school districts that are in school 140 to 150 days this year."
Sondy Pope stated on October 3, 2013 in a radio interview: Common Core "is not from the federal government," they "do not have their fingerprints on this thing at all."
Charlie Crist stated on September 22, 2013 in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed: "Today many Florida teachers are at risk of having their pay impacted by the performance of children who are not even in their classrooms or subject areas."
Brian Robinson stated on September 5, 2013 in a statement: "Governor Deal has increased education spending every year he’s been in office."
Nan Rich stated on September 12, 2013 in a "Tampa Tribune" blog: In Florida "we have 75,000 on (a) waiting list for child care and 23,000 on waiting lists" for community care for the elderly.
Jim Francesconi stated on August 7, 2013 in a guest column: Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants.
Paul Broun stated on July 19, 2013 in a press release: "While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that."
George P. Bush stated on July 2, 2013 in a Twitter post: "60 percent of Texas 8th graders are not proficient in math. Only 26% have a teacher with a undergraduate major in math."
DuBose Porter stated on August 12, 2013 in a meeting: Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.
Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."
Jeff Merkley stated on July 11, 2013 in an opinion article: Says "in Oregon today, the average debt upon college graduation is more than $24,000."
Don Lemon stated on July 27, 2013 in a commentary on CNN: "A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year."
Will Weatherford stated on July 17, 2013 in a letter to Education Commissioner Tony Bennett: New school testing standards "will consume approximately twenty days of testing for elementary, middle and high school students."
Gene Green stated on June 28, 2013 in a press release: Says student loan interest rates will double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1.
Tim Ryan stated on June 11, 2013 in a House of Representatives floor speech: "If you are born poor in America, we rank ninth or tenth in our citizens’ ability to climb up through that ladder and get themselves into the middle class."
John Lewis stated on May 17, 2013 in an op-ed: "Black children constitute 18 percent of the nation's public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled."
Carlos Curbelo stated on May 24, 2013 in a Fox News interview: In Miami-Dade County, "we spend at our school system over $20 million every year" educating recent immigrants.
Peter Nightingale stated on May 8, 2013 in a web commentary: "The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S."
Terry McAuliffe stated on May 6, 2013 in a website post.: "In our community college system (state) cuts have reduced funding per student by $1,908."
AFL-CIO of New Jersey stated on April 30, 2013 in a Facebook page post: "New Jersey's governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade."
One New Jersey stated on May 3, 2013 in A radio ad: "Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires."
Zell Miller stated on March 17, 2013 in an article: Then-Gov. Carl Sanders put 56 percent of the state budget into education, a figure that has not been achieved since.
